Just filling in all the gaps Never know when your biplane might need help from a passing balloonist.

Have you read the description of it in the Illiad? It is, as I recall, in book 18, lines 400-and-something through somewhere in the 600s. Sun, Moon & Stars. In the two cities, one is at war, the other is in peace (wedding celebration and

Or: The plane is aloft.

I spend a lot of time on the Diesel Discussion board of MercedesShop.com and discuss the finer points of dealing with a 20 year old car with engineering different from any other car on the market. My car is named Hilda. We ALL call our

You're mostly right, pedant. However, as the immigrant population in the USchanges, there are more and more people here who were educated to use British english and one sees it occasionally. Now that SOMEONE has finally replied to this thread,

I see it regularly. I don't use it much as I find it awkward. But, that is an aesthetic opinion, not a grammatical rule.

Ummm....maybe it would be easiest to understand with some examples. For example, one would probably be healthier if one exercises moderation in eating: Don't overindulge in anything, including fasting (ie: having too much of nothing ). You will

Depending on where you are, there could be subtle but important legal differences. It sounds like a British English sentence. Are you in the UK? I suggest you confirm the meaning with an independent estate agent.

I agree with suzi. And I would like to comment on the last question you list: It makes it sound as if someone ORGANIZED the evolution of the English language -- which has never happened to any language in the history of the world except for

Yes. Do you want to know under what circumstances?